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George Mathews is a Actor American born on 10 october 1911 at New York City (USA)
George Mathews (10 October 1911 – 7 November 1984) was an American actor whose career stretched from an uncredited appearance in Stage Door Canteen in 1943 to Going Home in 1971. Burly, heavy-featured, and tall (6' 5") he had an extensive career on stage which began in the early 1930s, when he failed to get a job with the U.S. Mail. He joined the W.P.A. Theatre, and landed a key role in the play Processional (1937) as Dynamite Jim.
With his broad face, strong eyebrows, pug nose, and jutting lower lip, Mathews was often cast as heavies or hardened military types. He appeared in both the stage (1942–43) and film version (1944) of The Eve of St. Mark, as Sergeant Ruby. He also succeeded in effectively portraying comic thugs, which he did in Pat and Mike (1952), starring Katharine Hepburn, and in the Garson Kanin-directed musical comedy Do Re Mi (1960–62), as Fatso O'Rear, starring Phil Silvers. He also demonstrated his comedic talent in the short-lived television comedy series Glynis (1963), playing ex-cop Chick Rogers, who assists a mystery writer and amateur sleuth, played by Glynis Johns, in solving "whodunnits", He was also in the Broadway play Catch Me If You Can in 1965. Perhaps his most memorable role was as Harvey in The Bensonhurst Bomber episode of The Honeymooners.
Mathews retired from the screen in 1972 and died from heart disease in Caesars Head, South Carolina in November 1984. He was married to Mary (Haynesworth) Mathews (? - 1984) until his death.
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Nationality USA
Birth 10 october 1911 at New York City (USA)
Death 7 november 1984 (at 73 years) at Caesars Head (USA)
Birth 10 october 1911 at New York City (USA)
Death 7 november 1984 (at 73 years) at Caesars Head (USA)
With his broad face, strong eyebrows, pug nose, and jutting lower lip, Mathews was often cast as heavies or hardened military types. He appeared in both the stage (1942–43) and film version (1944) of The Eve of St. Mark, as Sergeant Ruby. He also succeeded in effectively portraying comic thugs, which he did in Pat and Mike (1952), starring Katharine Hepburn, and in the Garson Kanin-directed musical comedy Do Re Mi (1960–62), as Fatso O'Rear, starring Phil Silvers. He also demonstrated his comedic talent in the short-lived television comedy series Glynis (1963), playing ex-cop Chick Rogers, who assists a mystery writer and amateur sleuth, played by Glynis Johns, in solving "whodunnits", He was also in the Broadway play Catch Me If You Can in 1965. Perhaps his most memorable role was as Harvey in The Bensonhurst Bomber episode of The Honeymooners.
Mathews retired from the screen in 1972 and died from heart disease in Caesars Head, South Carolina in November 1984. He was married to Mary (Haynesworth) Mathews (? - 1984) until his death.
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Going Home (1971)
, 1h33Directed by Herbert Breiter Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Robert Mitchum, Brenda Vaccaro, Jan-Michael Vincent, Jason Bernard, Sally Kirkland, Josh Mostel
Roles Malloy
Rating59%
Harry Graham (Mitchum) is a lonely and beaten down man who has recently been released from prison, serving time for murdering his wife many years ago. His son Jimmy (Vincent) is after him seeking justice for his mother's murder. Jimmy tracks Harry down to a run-down seashore community where he is now eking out a living in a trailer park with his girlfriend Jenny (Vaccaro). When Jimmy at last confronts his father face to face, they both know they have to deal with many unresolved emotional barriers in their relationship.
The Hole (1962)
, 15minutesDirected by John Hubley
Genres Animation
Actors George Mathews
Roles (voice)
Rating61%
Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
, 1h40Directed by George Cukor, Arthur Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Themes Théâtre
Actors Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Steve Forrest, Margaret O'Brien, Ramón Novarro, Eileen Heckart
Roles Sam Pierce
Rating58%
In the 1880s, followed by bill collectors, the Healy Dramatic Company arrives in Cheyenne to play at the west’s grandest theater. Continental actress, Angela, and owner-manager, Tom Healy, head a troupe that includes Della as ingenue, her mother, a character actress, Lorna, and a grand old Shakespearean ham, Doc Montague. After a creditor arrives, Angela collects a night’s receipt from a man named, Pierce, the theater owner. She risks it all in a poker game with gunslinger Clint Mabry, puts herself up as collateral, and loses.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
, 2h2Directed by John Sturges, Gary Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Lyle Bettger
Roles Griffin Saloonkeeper John Shanssey
Rating70%
In Fort Griffin, Texas, Ed Bailey (Lee Van Cleef) comes looking to avenge the death of his brother at the hands of gunslinger John H. "Doc" Holliday (Kirk Douglas). Seeing him in a bar, Holliday's girl, Kate Fisher (Jo Van Fleet), returns to Holliday's room, where the two argue—while Holliday throws knives at the wall—once she brings up Holliday's once-prominent family. At the same time, well-known marshal Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) arrives in Fort Griffin thinking he will take outlaws Ike Clanton (Lyle Bettger) and Johnny Ringo (John Ireland) into custody, but instead finds out that the local sheriff, Cotton Wilson (Frank Faylen), released them despite the outstanding warrants for their arrest. Holliday refuses to help the lawman, holding a grudge against Wyatt's brother, Morgan. Holliday kills Bailey with a knife-throw when Bailey attempts to shoot him in the back. Holliday is arrested for murder, though Wyatt and Kate allow him to escape from a lynch mob.
The Proud Ones (1956)
, 1h34Directed by Robert D. Webb
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo, Jeffrey Hunter, Walter Brennan, Robert Middleton, Arthur O'Connell
Roles Dillon
Rating68%
Une bande de hors-la-loi tente d'éliminer le shérif.
The Last Wagon (1956)
, 1h38Directed by Delmer Daves
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr, Susan Kohner, Tommy Rettig, Nick Adams, Stephanie Griffin
Roles Sheriff Bull Harper
Rating69%
Sheriff Bull Harper (George Mathews) is taking "Comanche" Todd (Richard Widmark), a white man who has lived most of his life among the Indians, to be tried for the murder of Harper's three brothers. The pair join a wagon train led by Colonel Normand (Douglas Kennedy). Harper's brutal treatment of Todd causes friction with some members of the wagon train. When the sheriff beats a lad for giving Todd a pipe to smoke, Todd takes advantage of the distraction to kill his tormentor with a dropped axe.
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
, 1h59Directed by Otto Preminger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films
Actors Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Arnold Stang, Robert Strauss, Darren McGavin
Roles Williams
Rating72%
Frankie Machine (Frank Sinatra) is released from prison with a set of drums and a new outlook on life, and returns to his run down neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago. A heroin addict, Frankie became clean in prison. On the outside, he greets friends and acquaintances. Sparrow (Arnold Stang), who runs a con selling homeless dogs, clings to him like a young brother, but Schwiefka (Robert Strauss), whom Frankie used to deal for in his illegal card game, has more sinister reasons for welcoming him back, as does Louis (Darren McGavin), Machine's former heroin dealer.
The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Red Skelton, Cara Williams, James Whitmore, Kurt Kasznar, Dorothy Stickney, George Mathews
Roles Duke Fargoh
Rating59%
City Beneath the Sea (1953)
, 1h23Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films
Actors Robert Ryan, Anthony Quinn, Mala Powers, Karel Štěpánek, George Mathews, Woody Strode
Roles Captain Meade
Rating54%
Les plongeurs Brad et Tony arrivent en Jamaïque pour tenter de sauver la cargaison du Lady Luck, qui a coulé avec son équipage et un million de dollars en or. Ils affrètent un bateau, American Beauty, skippé par la très attrayante Terry McBride, mais ils ne peuvent trouver le navire...
Act of Love (1953)
, 1h35Directed by Anatole Litvak
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes La provence, Political films
Actors Kirk Douglas, Dany Robin, Gabrielle Dorziat, Barbara Laage, Fernand Ledoux, Robert Strauss
Roles Henderson
Rating64%
Robert Teller (Kirk Douglas) visits a seaport in the south of France in the early 1950s. He reflects back to his time in the army shortly after Paris has been liberated.
Last of the Comanches (1953)
, 1h25Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Broderick Crawford, Martin Milner, Barbara Hale, Hugh Sanders, Mickey Shaughnessy, Charles "Chubby" Johnson
Roles Romany O'Rattigan
Rating62%
With Sgt. Matt Trainor, (Broderick Crawford) as its Leading Commander, what's left of a massacred cavalry troop from the isolated frontier town Dry Buttes, along with a ragtag group of stagecoach passengers, fight for survival against fierce Comanches led by Black Cloud, (John War Eagle) at a desert ruin.
Pat and Mike (1952)
, 1h35Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Golf films
Actors Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, William Ching, Aldo Ray, Jim Backus, George Mathews
Roles Sylvester 'Spec' Cauley
Rating68%
Pat Pemberton (Katharine Hepburn) is a brilliant athlete who loses her confidence whenever her charming but undermining fiancé Collier (William Ching) is around. Ladies golf and tennis championships are within her reach, however she gets flustered by his presence at the contests. He wants her to give up her goal and marry him, but Pat does not give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan (Spencer Tracy), a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer (Aldo Ray), and a growing mutual attraction.
Yankee Buccaneer (1952)
Directed by Frederick de Cordova
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Actors Jeff Chandler, Scott Brady, Joseph Calleia, George Mathews, David Janssen, Rodolfo Acosta
Roles Chief Petty Officer Link
Rating59%
In the early 19th century, Commander David Porter (Jeff Chandler) and his men receive orders via Lt. David Farragut (Scott Brady) that they are to fight piracy. They go undercover as pirates.
Yankee Buccaneer (1952)
, 1h26Directed by Frederick de Cordova
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Jeff Chandler, George Mathews, Scott Brady, Joseph Calleia, Rodolfo Acosta, David Janssen
Roles Chief Petty Officer Link
Rating59%
En pleine mer, le capitaine Porter et son second, le lieutenant Farragut, prennent connaissance de leur mission : transformer leur voilier de la marine américaine en bâtiment corsaire. Ils pourront ainsi étudier de près les pirates qui écument la mer des Antilles. À Toxardo, Porter accueille à son bord une jeune comtesse portugaise en fuite.
The Corn Is Green (1945)
, 1h55Directed by Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about education, Films based on plays
Actors Bette Davis, Nigel Bruce, John Dall, Rhys Williams, Mildred Dunnock, Joan Lorring
Roles Trap Driver (uncredited)
Rating72%
Middle-aged Lily Cristobel Moffatt (Bette Davis) sets up a school in a Welsh coal mining town, despite the determined opposition of the local squire (Nigel Bruce). Eventually, she considers giving up. Then she discovers a promising student, Morgan Evans, a miner seemingly destined for a life of hard work and heavy drink. With renewed hope, she works hard to help him realise his potential.